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Arriving by sea: cruises, ferries and yachts

Sea arrivals into Cambodia, mostly at Sihanoukville, fall outside what the e-Arrival system describes. If you are on a cruise, the cruise line normally manages arrival formalities for passengers and will tell you what documents it needs from you. If you are arriving on a private yacht or charter, the skipper deals with the port authorities and will know what paperwork each person on board must complete.

In both cases, the people responsible for getting you ashore are the ones who know the current process. Ask them directly, well before you sail, and ask specifically whether you need to file anything online in advance.

Flying in and crossing out, or the other way round

Many trips to Cambodia combine air and land. A common route is to fly into Phnom Penh or Siem Reap and leave overland to Vietnam, or to arrive overland from Vietnam and fly out. What matters for the e-Arrival Card is how you arrive, not how you leave.

If you fly in and plan to leave by land, remember that the e-Arrival Card now asks for your departure date and next destination. Enter your planned exit date and the country you are heading to next, even though you are leaving overland.

If your trip starts with a flight, we file the e-Arrival Card for Cambodia on your behalf, checked against your passport, with the QR code emailed to you: $20 Standard, $35 Rush or $60 Super Rush, per traveller.

Whatever the arrival form, the visa rules still apply

The arrival form and the visa are separate. Whether you arrive by air, land or sea, you need a visa if your nationality requires one. Arriving overland does not change that, and a paper arrival form at a border is no more a visa than the e-Arrival Card is.

Check whether you need a visa with the eligibility checker, and if you do, you can apply for the Cambodia eVisa online before you travel. Check that your chosen crossing accepts the eVisa before relying on it at a land border.

For the full picture of how the two documents relate, read our guide to the e-Arrival Card vs the Cambodia eVisa.